Oedipus's loyal son who was killed in the Civil War and was vying for the throne with Polyneices

Antigone's uncle

Polyneices and Eteocles both died in the Civil War preceding Antigone.

Through some tragic flaw in his own character, he might tempt fate in such a way that he would come to lose all personal diginity; in the process, he would bring upon himself more pain and suffering than his fate had originally held in store for him.

the story of the downfall of a basically good and noble individual who, because of some personal flaw in character, unwittingly tempts fate and brings upon himself and those around him extraordinary amounts of sorrow and suffering

1. to interpret and recall past events. 2. to comment on the actions of the characters in the play. 3. to foretell the future 4. give voice to the emotions experienced by the audience 5. to represent the senior citizens of the community